Please read the passage before the commentary.
“In the beginning” opens the book of Genesis, the book of our origins. “In the beginning” opens the book of John’s gospel. In the beginning, God said, “Let there be light” and thus began the seven-day account of the creation of the universe. John also will have a seven-day period of the new creation, from John the Baptist to the wedding at Cana (John 1:19-2:11).
The word of God that spoke creation into existence in Genesis, that had existed from before creation, as John states in the introduction to his gospel, was made flesh and dwelt in our midst. There is but one God and there is but one word of God from before all eternity and in our time.
From the fulness of this Word we have all received. The Word spoke us into existence and the same Word has enabled us to see God.
The other day I saw a spectacular sunset to an otherwise cloudy day. If we thrill to the glory of the natural world. We should thrill even more to the glory of having God’s word made flesh for us to experience and see. Our deep joy should be such as to drown out every hesitation and fill us with the deep gladness of God’s Spirit. There is no need for explanation; there is only time for celebration. There is only grace and truth through Jesus Christ.